Beterverwagting

Beterverwagting, also Betterverwagting or abbreviated to B.V., is a village in Guyana, on the East Coast of the Demerara River.

Beterverwagting
village
Beterverwagting is located in Guyana
Beterverwagting
Beterverwagting
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°48′N 58°04′W
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total2,163
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

History

On 8 May 1839, 62 former slaves pooled their savings together and bought plantation Beterverwagting from Baron van Groningen.[2] In 1842, Triumph was established to the east,[2] Triumph and Beterverwagting have grown together, and are often referred to as Beterverwagting/Triumph.[2][3] Both villages are under the same local government.[4]

Beterverwagting is located roughly 10 miles from the capital, Georgetown, and is an important feeder village for the sugar estate in La Bonne Intention, a village adjacent to it.[5] The name Beterverwagting comes from the Dutch words "Beter verwachting", literally "better expectation".

Notable people

References
  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Triumph Village: a bustle of festive frolicking, as residents glow despite minor challenges". Guyana Chronicle. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. "President David Granger attending the Cultural Evening held by the Beterverwagting/Triumph 8th of May Movement to observe the 180th anniversary of the abolition of slavery". Department of Public Information. August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Beterverwagting : A village on the move". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "Map of Beterverwagting - World Atlas - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  6. "Cy Grant". London Remembers. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. "Balram Singh Rai remains the only Guyanese minister who was denied a parliamentary pension". Stabroek News. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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